New level 4 Integrative counselling course launching September 2025
Overview
This is a two-year Diploma in Integrative Counselling grounded in CPCAB’s practitioner development and therapeutic change model, utilizing Petruska Clarkson's 'Five Relational Model' as the core theoretical framework.
The course covers the five key relationships: the working alliance, transference dynamics, the reparative and developmental relationship, the real (person-to-person) relationship, and the transpersonal connection.
You'll gain expertise as a Counsellor through a counselling placement at an agency, under supervision, where you'll need to complete 100 supervised client hours.
The course also requires a minimum of 40 hours of personal counselling over the two years.
Clarkson’s relational model underpins the course, incorporating elements from Psychodynamic, Humanistic, and Intercultural approaches.
In the second year, you'll be introduced to short-term and solution-focused therapies, including Motivational Interviewing, NLP, and CBT.
Throughout the program, you'll explore key topics such as identity, diversity, mental health, depression, anxiety, loss and grieving, addictions, co-dependency, and eating disorders.
Programme
- Theory seminars, demonstrations, discussions, and group work
- Personal development and experiential exercises
- Essay writing
- Peer helping sessions conducted in class—note that skills practice sessions require participation, including some personal disclosure
- Tutor and peer-assessed skills practice
- Weekly Learning Review
- Self-assessment
- Tutorials
- Time dedicated to coursework
- Allocate at least 3 hours outside of class time each week for the Weekly Learning Review and related assignments
- 40 hours of personal counselling over the 2 years
Assessment
- Your progress will be assessed through an internal evaluation of your portfolio by your tutor, ensuring all assessment criteria are met
- Successfully completing this course, you will receive a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling.
- You will also qualify for entry into Level 5
Fees
The course is priced at £7200 for the two years
Course cost £3600 each year
Included
CPCAB registration fee
Year 1: £366
Year 2: £366
The CPCAB fees are published on the following webpage for Sept 2024: https://www.cpcab.co.uk/centres/fees
A non-refundable deposit of £600 is required upon enrolment of the course.
Fees can be paid in instalments.